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For instance, the English sounds of "J", "W","Th", and "Ch" are for the most part unused in Hebrew. Although as an exception, I've seen a Yemenite Chazan use some of these sounds while reading the Torah.

Does the particular makeup of the language mean that only the included sounds are capable of being holy? Is there some other significance to it?

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  • By "Ch", do you mean the voiceless palato-alveolar affricate (e.g. as in the name Charlie)? Because, if I understand your transliteration correctly, there are Yemenites who pronounce the other sounds in "גּ" (/dʒ/), "ו" (/w/), and "ת" (/θ/) or "ד" (/ð/), respectively (as you mentioned). – Fred Mar 20 '15 at 19:49
  • See also en.wikipedia.org/wiki/… (but ignore the letters with apostrophes; they are diacritics relevant only to modern Israeli Hebrew). – Fred Mar 20 '15 at 19:55
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    Yes, that's the sound I'm talking about, but that was just an example. Not every possible human sound is included in the Hebrew language, which is where this question comes from. Hebrew is made up of particular sounds (with regional / cultural differences). Is there a reason why only these sounds are included in Lashon Hakodesh, the language with which the world was created? Is there something else significant about these particular sounds? What does this say about other languages? – Echad-Ani-Yodeya Mar 20 '15 at 20:20
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    Related (ch): judaism.stackexchange.com/questions/45738/… – Scimonster Mar 21 '15 at 21:25
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    @Scimonster, not a duplicate? – msh210♦ Mar 22 '15 at 3:13

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